Press Room

About the Ella Baker Center

To interview our staff, or learn more about our work, contact:Terence LongEmail: terence@ellabakercenter.org

Our namesake Ella Baker was a hero of the civil rights movement and like her, we believe in the power of everyday people to win change. The Ella Baker Center organizes with Black, Brown, and low-income people to shift resources away from prisons and punishment and towards opportunities that make our communities safe, healthy, and strong.

Press Releases:

Read the following statement by our Executive Director, Zachary Norris, following the election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States: "When my daughter was about to go to sleep she said "tell me who wins tomorrow. Tell me Hillary Clinton won." I told her I would tell... Read More

June 28, 2016 CONTACT: Zaineb Mohammed, zaineb@ellabakercenter.org, 630-921-1741 Justice Reinvestment Coalition Wins 1,400 Jobs for Formerly Incarcerated People in Alameda County Oakland, CA-- On Tuesday, June 28th, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously (5-0) in favor of a new... Read More

CONTACT: Zaineb Mohammed, Zaineb@ellabakercenter.org , 510-285-8236 New Report Reveals Negative Health Impacts of Public Housing Policies that Discriminate Against People with Criminal Records Oakland, Calif. — The Long Road Home: Decreasing Barriers to Public Housing for People with Criminal... Read More

On June 1st, Black Lives Matter Pasadena organizer Jasmine Richards was convicted of “felony lynching.” Jasmine was accused of trying to prevent the police from arresting a person last September, which falls under the description of “lynching” under an antiquated California... Read More